Clemente’s hometown club not the only winner at Series
By JOE PALLADINO WATERBURY — It seems fitting that the 2016 Roberto Clemente World Series champions came from the very town where Roberto Clemente was born. The Carolina Rangers of Puerto Rico roared...
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The Mickey Mantle World Series begins Thursday and here is the schedule: Mickey Mantle World Series Ticket information: Game tickets $5; Tournament pass, $20; opening night, free. Pool 1 Watsonville...
View ArticleMantle Series: The teams
Here are the teams that will be competing in the Mickey Mantle World Series this week: Pool 1 Watsonville Aggies, FTB Arecibo, CT Outlaws, Knights Baseball Pool 2 Bercovich 24 – Athan, D-Bat Elite...
View ArticleMantle Series: Logistical challenge
By Joe Palladino WATERBURY — Early Sunday evening, hours after tables and chairs were folded and the tents taken down following the completion of the Roberto Clemente World Series, another meeting was...
View ArticleWho’s playing in the Mickey Mantle World Series?
Mantle World Series: FTB Arecibo (winner of Puerto Rico Region) Pool 1 Watsonville Aggies Watsonville, Calif. Aggies Baseball started in 1969 as a Babe Ruth team. “We are focused on building players...
View ArticleCT Outlaws bring experienced team to Mantle Series
By JOE PALLADINO The host team for the Mickey Mantle World Series is the CT Outlaws, a baseball academy based in Middletown. When the Outlaws meet the best Mantle teams in the nation and from Puerto...
View ArticleStadium all spiffed up for Mantle Series
The Hank O’Donnell Hall of Fame at Municipal Stadium (Joe Palladino RA) By JOE PALLADINO WATERBURY — For the thousands of fans who attend the 2016 Mickey Mantle World Series starting tonight,...
View ArticleMickey Mantle World Series roundup
MMWS roundup at Muzzy Field Headfirst Danville Blackhawks 12, South Troy Dodgers 11 (11 inn) The Danville Blackhawks, from the San Francisco Bay Area, led 9-1 after 2 1/2 innings, but still needed to...
View ArticleMunicipal Stadium wows on Mantle’s opening night
State representative Jeff Berger stepped to the podium during opening ceremonies for the Mickey Mantle World Series and described the newly refurbished Municipal Stadium with one word: “Wow.” (Joe...
View ArticleHost CT Outlaws win Mantle opener
The CT Outlaws’ Bryson Cafaro, of Ansonia, delivers a pitch during Wednesday’s Mickey Mantle World Series first-round game at Municipal Stadium. The Outlaws beat FTB Arecibo of Puerto Rico, 2-1....
View ArticleMantle World Series: Wednesday’s scoreboard
Mickey Mantle World Series Wednesday’s Games Round 1 at Holy Cross High Mountain West Baseball 9, Bercovich 24-Athan 0 (6) D-Bat Elite Gowins 4, Midland Tribe 3 (9) at Muzzy Field Headfirst Danville...
View ArticleUPDATED: Mantle World Series roundup – Day 2
Kyle Gray of the Akadema Razorbacks tossed a no-hit game Thursday against South Troy in round two of the Mickey Mantle World Series at Municipal Stadium. The final score was 9-0 in a six-inning...
View ArticleMantle Series poised for another long run in city?
BY JOE PALLADINO American Amateur Baseball Congress (AABC) president Richard Neely has made the journey to Waterbury from his home base in Farmington, N.M., specifically to see what the city can do...
View ArticleMantle notebook: Still work to be done at magnificent Muni
By JOE PALLADINO Baseball fans were unanimous in their praise of the renovation work at Municipal Stadium. Long a source of city angst, the joint looks great. But as state representative Jeffrey...
View ArticleMantle Day 2 roundup: Outlaws win twice to stay unbeaten
The CT Outlaws moved to 3-0 in the Mickey Mantle World Series on Thursday with an 8-6 win over the Watsonville Aggies at Holy Cross in Waterbury, and an 8-2 win over Knights Baseball at Muzzy Field in...
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